On 6/19/06, Chris Lüer chris@zandria.net wrote:
Is there are a reason why user names with weird Unicode characters are even allowed? It would seem sensible to limit user names on each Wikipedia to the alphabet that is used in that language.
That's probably excessively restrictive. I don't see that a name like "Erik Möller" or "Café Paris" should necessarily be banned...but some of the more esoteric characters are definitely more trouble than they're worth.
Steve